Gadgetorama unboxes the ASUS Eee PC 900

Introduction

Welcome to Gadgetorama’s second unboxing. Today, I unbox the ASUS Eee PC 900.

Canada often gets gadgets much later than many other countries. As a result, sites located in these countries (or who receive products as part of a company’s marketing) will often post their own unboxings before the product is even on its way to Canada. As a result, I’m still not sure that unboxings will be a regular feature at Gadgetorama. At the same time, I got enough encouraging words about the first Gadgetorama unboxing that I decided to post a second. Again, let me know if this something of interest to you or not.

Now, where’s that box?

Let’s get started

Figure 1: The box

The box opened

Figure 2: Is that an Eee PC under that booklet?

Figure 3: First glimpse of the Eee PC

Figure 4: What you will find under the Eee PC

Everything unboxed at last

Figure 5: The box contents revealed

Figure 6: A closer look at the essentials

A closer look at the Asus Eee PC 900

Figure 7: Bottom view with battery inserted

Figure 8: Opening up the Eee PC with keyboard and screen still behind protective plastic sheets

Figure 9: All set to go

First impressions

I know that the Eee PC is small but every time I hold it, I’m reminded how small it is. The keyboard is tiny and I know that it will take some getting used to (especially given that I use ergonomic keyboards most of the time). At the same time, the few tests I did on other units left me pleasantly surprised.

I also like the addition of the protective sleeve that comes with it. The Eee PC fits in it snugly. While it won’t protect your Eee PC from a drop, it will definitely protect it from incidental scratches and smaller daily abuses (perhaps until you can get something else).